Jeff Hayes

Jeff Hayes

Jeff Hayes, managing director, leads the InfoTrends analyst team and works directly with clients on strategy assignments in the production printing, office technology, and imaging industries. Prior to co-founding InfoTrends in 1992, Hayes was the director of Electronic Imaging Consulting at BIS Strategic Decisions. He has provided research and analysis for Adobe Systems, Canon, Hewlett Packard, International Paper, Ricoh, Sony, Xerox and other industry leaders. Hayes has extensive experience conducting primary research on customer requirements, determining the market potential for new printing and imaging products, and managing large, research-intensive projects.

The grapevine has been ripe the past weeks, but now the news is finally out. Fujifilm has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the majority holding of Xerox Corporation and will merge Fuji Xerox with Xerox.

HP Inc. held its Power of Print analyst briefing on June 15th at its headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., to update the printing industry on its strategy and key initiatives. While there was essentially no new news, what was clear is that HP is building momentum as a leaner and more focused company nearly a year after its separation.